Report on Four Cases of Chronic Renal Failure Effectively Treated with Astragali Radix
10.3937/kampomed.63.98
- VernacularTitle:黄耆が奏功した慢性腎不全の4症例
- Author:
Kazuhiko NAGASAKA
;
Hidehiko FUKUDA
;
Tetsuo WATANABE
;
Yutaka NAGATA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
chronic renal failure;
Chinese herbal medicine;
Astragali Radix
- From:Kampo Medicine
2012;63(2):98-102
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
Chinese herbal medicine has historically been used for the treatment of renal disease. There are some medi cines such as rhubarb and Ompito that delay the need for dialysis. However, they only attenuate the 1/Cr-time slope but cannot reduce the Cr level. In this study, four chronic renal failure (CRF) patients who had not responded to any Western medicine were treated effectively with Astragali Radix, a traditional herbal medi cine. Serum creatinine (Cr) was clearly improved, and necessity for dialysis was delayed. In two patients, Cr was controlled stably over four years. There were no adverse effects, and no noteworthy changes in the lev els of serum phosphorus, potassium and uric acid between before and after treatment were observed. This study suggests that Astragali Radix is a useful agent in the treatment of CRF.
